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Army Ants in the Fragmented Forests of Taita Hills and Lower Tana River
Grantee Name: 
Caspar Schöning
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$10,000
DATES
Nov 2005
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Dec 2005
Stats
Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Eastern Afromontane
Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$10,000
DATES
Nov 2005
-
Dec 2005

Survey army ant (Dorylus molestus) populations, a keystone species, in forest patches of different sizes to determine how forest patch size and time since isolation influence army ant occurrence and abundance. The minimum patch size supporting viable populations will assist in planning connectivity interventions in other highly fragmented forest environments in both semi-arid and humid regions.

Strategic Direction: 2 Restore and increase connectivity among fragmented forest patches in the hotspot, especially in Lower Tana River Forests; Taita Hills; East Usambaras/Tanga; and Udzungwas